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Commissioning
The testing and verification process establishing that installed systems perform to specified requirements.
Why the distinction matters
Identify which systems and integrated tests are complete and whose acceptance is required. Mechanical completion, utility energisation and customer billing readiness are different milestones.
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Funding a build from land and power milestones to a financeable operating asset.
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Commissioning in the filed documents
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